Eminem - The Real Slim Shady - Reaction - There's only one Slim!
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2024
- It's really great to see a guy like this that makes no apologies for what he thinks and believes. Doesn't care who he might offend. Believe it or not, that is an incredible character trait. He is simply incredible...
A brief story on his second album, The Marshall Mathers LP, this was the lead single but it was also the last song he recorded for it. Initially when he turned in the album the label told him he needed a big first single like "My Name Is," his first smash hit, for the pop charts and radio stations. At the time the closest thing on the record would have been "Stan." Out of anger and frustration he went back in the studio and recorded "The Way I Am" and later this song, which both turned out to be his biggest records to date. "The Way I Am" is not only one of his best songs, it's one of his most honest, and it's a must listen!
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Yes!!! 100% please do a reaction to The way I am @larry’shair
Absolutely he actually goes in and just rips apart anything in his way great song
@@bassxsnipez5918 💯💯💯
Also the first track he produced himself
Can we all just picture Larry driving down the road jamming Em, nodding his head to the music. Lol
I'm so glad you like/love Eminem's music
Guilty!
@@larryshair hahahah nothing wrong with that buddy. I hope you do "My Name Is" next
The part with the two guys kissing wasn't Eminem saying "eww", the noise he made was Ken Kaniff's voice, which is Eminem's gay character. He usually features the Ken character on skits. Despite what people thought back in the day because of certain shock value lyrics, Eminem is actually very pro LGBTQ+. He's even best friends with Elton John and his husband.
Yes... This. Thank you
People just got hung up over his use of the word "faggot" in his lyrics and judge him by the values of what's acceptable within their own little circle.
He bought Elton John a cock ring. Just shows how anti LGBTQ he is. Dude supports his people no matter what
His wedding gift to them was a crazy expensive jeweled c*ck ring!!! I luv it. Elton and his hubby adore him❤
Elton tells the story that Eminem gifted them matching diamond cock rings when they got married or were celebrating something lol
The best was when ‘Em performed this(MTV music awards I think) and brought like 100 guys that looked like him. Loved it
My favorite part of that performance was when he went and shook hands with Carson Daly 😂
@@kimzwolinski9919 and blew Fred Durst ‘cause they were already fighting at that time
Yeah that was so great. I will never forget that lol
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@@kimzwolinski9919 Yeah that was one of the most iconic performances ever. Em was on top of the world at that time. I do respect Christina honestly. She handled all that shit like nothing and her career was actually real, with legit talent. Everyone else folded like a lawn chair when Em went at them.
This channel just makes me happy
Thanks Chris!
@@larryshair your absolutely welcome thanks for the amazing content
Ditto🙏🏼❤️
Also the part about Dre was just a joke, because he has a crazy persona and just says and does what he wants
It's also a reference to another line in my name is
@@HomeCookinMTG Yea it's definitely that. I always thought of this song as a my name is part 2.
Not gonna lie I was nervous at first but I’m beyond jazzed that you’re enjoying the light, funny songs now too. Also fun fact: after the Will Smith line he asked somebody who was close to Will if he was mad about it, since that wasn’t the intention of the line. Will had also said, and I think he said it before this song came out but don’t quote me, that Em will “either be the biggest flop in hip hop, or the biggest thing ever seen in hip hop.”
He was able to unlock all the Slim Shady tracks after surviving the “Kim” song.
I thought Will Smith tried to sue him, could of sworn I remember something to do with Will Smith after this song
and NOW you have experienced the 3 sides of Eminem: Marshall Mathers, Eminem and Slim Shady
The progression from the early reactions to these is amazing. Larry catches more bars than most guys on RUclips and hasn’t even scratched the surface of rap yet. Great work as always
Thanks so much, Fergus! One of the main reasons that I might be catching extra stuff is the community is totally giving me some great back stories that helps put these pieces together. Thanks so much for your kind words!
@@larryshair absolutely, the community on this channel is so wholesome and supportive it’s so nice to see. Whatever the next video is, I’m here for it!
You have to check out ‘Without me’ now! Unbelievable music video and a classic slim track
I second this, I think you’ll love it!
Watching your mind get blown at 14:33 was hilarious. You're one wholesome dude. Love it.
Thanks so much FR!!!
Hope you're doing well, Frankie 💜
You really need to think about when this was released for so much of the context. Em was the first "real" white rapper, which was super controversial, and so much of this song had to be censored.
Not to mention MTV had no clue how to classify him, cause he's white, and white rappers weren't a thing (Mark Wahlberg and Vanilla Ice do NOT count), and they had rap on for like 1 hour a day (Yo MTV Raps), but rappers were all black, and white singers could be on anytime, so they were baffled how to handle Em.
Great reaction! I suggest Walk On Water, I think you'll like it!
Rock Bottom is another one you should check out
agree that he wouldlike
you trying to put us to sleep???
I've been begging for Rock Bottom for so long 😭
Lol I knew you'd get a kick out of this one. It's hilarious that he plays all the characters in these videos. He was hilarious as Brittany Spears.
The only one you should do next is "MY Name Is" the very first song he and Dre made together
Without me would also be an awesome expansion to his library
just start at the beginning and keep going until you have done all his songs! love your reaction videos
Just a bit of context: this was the late 90s, and a lot of what Em's talking about is the most popular MTV music (boy bands, pop singers, and yes Will Smith's PG-rated rap albums haha) was kind of generic, and almost pre-packaged for mass consumption. But at the same time MTV would show Tom Green doing raunchy stuff, and there was definite marketing of sexuality from these supposed family-oriented groups (stuff like Britney Spears marketing herself as a virgin but also dressing up in provocative outfits in her videos, etc). So a big part of this was pointing out the hypocrisy of it all, and Em sort of taking pride in not being some formulaic marketing gimmick for the music industry.
Love your channel, keep up the great work!
I have been listening to Em since I was 13, I am now 30 and still catching new bars!
Im not sure if you’ll see this comment but I am so so glad you found your appreciation for him, no matter if you were biased before. You’re one of us now and can enjoy Em. Im so glad especially seeing the genuine joy in your face!
lol, thanks!
Absolutely loving your journey with Eminem so much! It's been a fun ride!
Thanks so much! Very fun!
Watch the real slim shady live at the MTV music awards 2000. He did one of the most memorable hip hop performances in history. He literally had 100s of people dressed like him and when he said will the real slim shady please stand up. All of them stood up in the crowd n came to him on stage
That was perfect.
Eminem had the best music videos back in the day. They were always so creative and funny.
Still has great videos...at least to me
I think he's leaned back into the fun creative videos during the MTBMB era, but agree there was a period where they were a bit meh to me.
@@MrSceneNine Darkness was very fun lmao
You have the unique perspective of looking at him backwards. We saw him face forward. I'm so glad your son sent you on this journey 🙌 👏 💙
You're such a treat. Unique reaction. Hope your family is OK for the moment! Take care darlin 😘
At the moment, all is calm :) Hope you're having a good weekend!
@@larryshair Better now. Just heard from son number two! Been sooo long. I'm about to cry but had to tell someone. It was a lovely nessage from him btw.
Oops message
I think you misheard the Grammy reference. He doesn't care for Grammies because those organisations can't stomach Eminem to his fullest. He didn't say grannies :-p love your reactions :-)
My Brother died of suicide a few days ago and we'd listen to your stuff together when it came to Eminem. We were both massive Em fans and he was my older brother who got me into him. I don't really know what I'm trying to say here. Just we both enjoyed your reactions a lot. I still do. Love them even if I'm a bit negative sometimes
Balderino, I can't believe you are going through this right now. I am so very sorry. Blessings to you my friend.
OMG! You have reached the eye of the hurricane.....And as always it is a pleasure to listen to you...you see his material without prejudice and you understand what a true artist is....you may like it or not but you cannot deny that he is an artist
Pam and Tommy of course, this album was a couple years after the... ahem... video release. I remember it clearly... took me at least 3 hours to download on a 56k modem!
LOL! 🤣
This brings back such great nostalgia for me, and I loved to see you laughing and enjoying the song! Slim Shady was such a troll, but pretty much everyone was fair game. 🤣 Yes, “My Name Is” and “Without Me” are Slim Shady essentials, but another one I think is a must is “Brain Damage.” It’s essentially a dark comic book take on a real life traumatic event.
I’ll be here for all the Em reactions, in whichever order they appear. (I’m actually here for most of your reactions, I’m just the most passionate about the Em ones. ☺️) As you said, he is an Embrandt. He is a brilliant artist with a crazy diverse catalogue. But speaking of how he can “paint” a picture…just wait until you dig more into the Relapse: Refill album. Lots of vivid picture painting going on there. Most of those pictures are horrifying, 🫣😅, but masterful.
I’m so excited that not only was he nominated for hall of fame , but he is being inducted!!! I’ve been a fan from the beginning. To me is a poet. He is funny, and disrespectful, but wise and insightful. I just adore him. Watching him evolve over the years has been a gift.
So well-deserved.
The line about 'dead Dre' was referring to the first hit of Em 'My name is' where Dre said: "Slim Shady you are basehead". And here Em says like Dre says nothing:)
Nice!
I love that you're doing some of his earlier music! The Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP are both just iconic. So many amazing songs. Then the newer music is equally amazing with bars on bars on bars. He's definitely an Rembrandt!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery is what you were thinking.
Yes! Thanks! Brain-fart there...
Every once in a while listening to this song I have to think of a young MGK who had to have played this song growing up and it just makes me chuckle
I enjoyed how much of a kick you got out of this one. I'd recommend doing a reaction to the other members of the Slim Shady trilogy, My Name Is and Without Me.
This is the OG em ! I'm 37 and this was the absolute SHIT when it came out ...legendary idol in those days
Beautiful reaction! So glad you could see all the humor and satire. To me its definitely what makes him stand out and who does it better than him?!?!?! Hes the goat with that for sure. To me he's the 🐐 period but in this lane.... class of his own.
Slim did an excellent job at making all the contradictions known by way of various comparisons. He did it with skill and great humor. He’s not anti-anything except anti-distortions. I really enjoyed this brother. Thank you. I first heard this the week it came out. I was about 20. It’s even more valuable today than ever. I think I wrote f you can do Eminem’s song Baby. It’s a powerful track
Baby is such a underrated song!! His flows are insane!
got to react to the kids. you will laugh your arse off. we will all be in stitches watching this reaction.
You should react to : “without me” as follow up to this song. “Love the way you lie” as a follow up to “97 Bonnie and Clyde”.
So many amazing songs yet to discover. His Catalog is amazingly rich.
There will never be another Slim Shady!! His imagination is insane
"Rembrant, Em-Brant, Monet I can't believe the pictures this man portrays... bar" lmao
lol
You've officially been inducted into the Stan family with all these Em reaction videos Larry 😂. Not because of the videos, but the fact that you understand the art of the lyrics, the poetry behind it. You appreciate the truth that he's been telling his whole carreer. What he stands for as a rapper and person. And maybe the most important; the fact that he has been proven right uncountable times about situations, celebrities and the sh*t people talked about him. 😎😎💪
Nice! Thanks!
Do "The Way I Am". The song is so raw and honest
When ‘Em Says “so won’t the real Slim Shady please stand up.” Everyone stands up; his point is that everyone is not only attempting to be him, but everyone has a ‘slim shady’ side, i.e. not everyone is all good.
When you read about horror and shock rap, how it started and evolved you can really see how he blended and master them. Also mixing humor, real life events and fiction together. Rap is an verbal art form and he's one of the best
This was so much better than I expected. Your insights were great and your enjoyment is a pleasure to watch. Thank you 🙏
Thanks so much!
You often compare Eminem to the greatest painters, and you are right. In Rhyme or Reason (you should definitely check it out) he has references to Michelangelo and Picasso. „I'm loco/It's like handing a psycho a loaded handgun/Michelangelo with a paint gun in a tantrum...I'm also vain and Probably find a way to complain about a Picasso painting“. P.S. Love yours reaction
" I guess there is a slim shady in all of us " ,... love your reactions , cheers from Brazil.
Hahaha I thoroughly enjoyed this video. 😂
Welcome to Slim Shady. Overly theatrical with no care in the world! Hahaha. So fun. 💙
This was my favourite song back in elementary school, and I knew all the words.
**** PURPLE PILLS**** You have to react to this one. It's crazy 🤣
The mtv awards video in 2002 of this song at radio city music hall is pretty epic, imo. Em did The Way I Am, at this live awards show too. I was so fortunate to see it live. Amazing. Great reaction as usual Chris. Thx, blessings and stay safe to u and ALL.
Please react to this song when he did it at the "MTV Awards" that was insane, and also when he performed with Elton John with gay rights protestors outside and then curtain drops and Elton John is on stage with Eminem, goes down to this day at best duo ever at the awards. Also NF is a industry plant who only raps one song pretty much saying same shit all the time, where Eminem has all of the flows all of it, NF is a one dimensional artist and that's the thing, NF had a couple of hits but he won't last long bc rap changes and Eminem understands that and his albums have a bit of everything, but with rappers like NF it's one demension, ghost writing all that it's not "hip hop"
Classic, probably my favorite Em video... Also Kim is a masterpiece of storytelling, it's not something you bump all of the time but it's a must listen, he poured out his black soul on that one
He already did that song
He ain’t lost, I know exactly where he is at…he’s in my basement! I love your reactions so much!!! Don’t know how I missed this one!
Thank you SO much for doing the DIRT VERSION larry :)
Love you reactions!
LOVE from Denmark
'Criminal' would fit perfect after this...
4:50 One of Tom Green's more common sketches involved casing people around while dressed as a super hero with plastric butt, that he would then use to sit on people.
Cant wait for a Will Smith ''smack/slap'' wordplay in the future from Em
Switzerland is here and I love your reaction you are so sincere, it's pure thanks!!!! 🤜🤛
Its been awhile since I heard this cause it was sooo played out when I was kid. But Damn, I didn’t realize how crazy the rhymes and flows were in this silly song. After he blew up with sslp, he totally showed the world how talented he is on mmlp with his technical skills. Mmlp and Eminem show the greatest back to back albums.!
I love that you laughed and had fun with this. I was a teenager when Eminem was in his prime. So these are all my jams! And fyi Em is actually really funny in his music and real life. If you look up his interviews there are some hilarious ones.
"Careful Will might slap you." Aaaaaaaaah 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that was hilarious.
This song is quite nostalgic for so many of us. We grew up listening to Em's music and our parents hated it. A lot of people saw the genius in his lyrics and videos. I remember listening to his first album on a cassette tape in my older sister's bedroom. Something in my head went off as I never heard something quite like this. ❤️
Was looking forward to this one. Great reaction as always!
So glad that you are dabbling into the old school stuff! Great reaction!
Really cool to see you start digging into his earlier music now. You've got a unique perspective having reacted to his career more or less backwards. But as this and Kim shows, you have a better understanding of the critiques he was making about society at the time, and where he was at with his relationships, instead of just being shocked at the lyrics and dismissing him.
I see the ”ugh” part in the marriage scene as him being sarcastic and making fun of people who think it’s eww.
Good to see you have fun with a track again. As you've seen in this one he does make references to pop culture, so thankfully you have lived through his career and you should be able to make the connections.
“What’s a Grammy, and old lady in a rocking chair?”
Nice double my man!
And Embrandt? Seriously?
He’s changing the way you think!
As a father you’ve already have been blessed the gift of puns, but there’s clear evidence of Em’s influence on your thought process, wordplay, doubles etc...
It’s pretty special.
lol, thanks!
Embrandt at one of his satyrical finest, it fills me with such joy that u can laugh at this ridiculousness 🤣🤣🤣
lol, so much fun!
I'm so glad this wasn't the first, or one of the first songs you reacted to from Em. The level of appreciation and understanding you've got for Em's/Slim Shady's songs are on another level by now. You would've been turned off by him with this song when you started, for sure 😄😅
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
All of the little side noises and screeches are what truly put EM on a different level
This is about to get EPIC! The Real Slim Shady was the first Eminem song I ever heard (knowingly and knowing that it was Em, at least) and 22 years later I can still remember vibing to this on the school bus with a friend, one headphone in each of our ears as we rapped along with him. Quietly of course, so as not to embarrass ourselves or disturb others, but still. It is one of my best childhood/teen memories. Looking forward to this SO FREAKING MUCH! Let's go!!!
Almost done and it is just as epic as I thought it would be. I haven't smiled this big or laughed this much in god knows how long. One small thing: the line in verse 3 is
"It's funny, 'cause at the rate I'm going, when I'm thirty
I'll be the only person in the nursing home flirting..."
I point this out because he was only 28 when The Marshall Mathers LP dropped, which this is the first song on. Put into context, he was implying that with all the drugs and alcohol and everything else he was doing, he was going to end up in the nursing home within 2 years. As we know, it wasn't a nursing home but a rehab center, and it was in 2005, rather than 2002, when he turned 30, that he took his 4-year hiatus (and which of course includes the 2007 OD, which nearly killed him). So those lines are actually somewhat prophetic and truly have a larger significance than you might first think.
Eminem is the best! I love all his old music
The "Robin" costume was actually referencing Tom Green in the "Bum Bum Song."
Yes!! A little background.. this song helped skyrocket his career to crazy levels.. and this song was playing on every pop or rap radio station like 24/7 when it came out. It was much different than anything anyone had heard because the beat was so different and the way he just openly talked about other celebrities was so different at the time.
Next you need to do “my name is” it’s very very similar to this song
Man I remember this track dropping like it was yesterday!! I was still in school, last few months of school then free into the big wide world. How was that 22 years ago!?
Amazing video as ALWAYS! Keep em coming!
Did you notice the Eminem "cameos" in this? As the news reporter, and as Britney Spears? 😂 (There is a short clip on RUclips where Em gets into his Britney makeup.)
And the superhero chasing those young guys was Em going after Boygroups. They were really popular at the time, and Em has expressed in Interviews his dislike of them bc they were so inauthentic in his eyes.
Finaly you did this, still enjoy your Reactions!
I love how he kinda flips the whole song on its head with the last phrase though... “guess there’s a Slim Shady in all of us/fuck it, let’s all just stand up”
Really enjoying the Eminem reactions 🙌🙌. .so glad found this channel
You should react to "the way I am" by Eminem next honestly ((no, I won't hound you this time XD))
His music is just incredible. Absolutely incredible
Kind of crazy that he is 49 now still killing it a true lyrical genius Rap God goat and now he is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame glad to see he got his flowers before we lose him one day I'm going to go check out that Mom's spaghetti you should check out the Relapse album definitely one crazy album
Watching these is like hearing him for the first time with it broken down and the excitement 🙃 🙂 lesgo
Eminem - My darling PLEASSSSEEE
The sound he makes after the gay guys at the alter is actually another one of his voices he uses named “Ken Kaniff” which is on several skits on multiple Em albums.
You’re the coolest dad for doing these videos and getting what he is saying
Awww, thanks!
No one was safe from Eminem during that time period! lol. That would have been Hilarious...blond hair & outfit!!! Lmao!!! Omg!! 😂🤣😂 I think you might be listening to Em too much...."Careful he might slap you"! Lmao!!! Love it! Eminem has inspired a lot of artists! NF is one of them! He learned to share part of himself in his music....on the premise of.....if people can't feel you in your music ...why should they care?! A lesson I believe Eminem learned from Tupac! Each artist has been inspired by another artist! 😁 Very well put! Eminem describes rap as a puzzle that pieces together with each song....each piece has to be placed just right or the puzzle doesn't work! Like when you lose one piece..even though you get "the picture" its still not complete!
I love how much you enjoyed this!! Looking forward to My name is and Without me!
you totally get it, and thats what i like the most of the eminem reactions
Great reaction to one of the earlier tunes. I have seen other react channels and find your the best to watch as you actually have something to say. I'm digging the positive vibes. Looking forward to what's next.
What’s a Grammy? Some old lady rocking in a rocking chair?
It’s like, what do I care?
(Bar)
lol
In "My Name Is", there's a line where Em says "And Dr Dre said" followed by Dre saying "Slim Shady, you a base head" so here Em's saying "Dr Dre said...nothing, you idiot, Dr Dre's dead" just to give the idea that he's that crazy he's killed him
The first time I saw Eminem was at Warped Tour 99 in Montreal. My friends and I were excited he was there cause we liked hip hop as well as punk and rock/metal. He was new and not many knew who he was. People were being disrespectful and throwing bottles at him. The next time I saw him was the following summer of 2000 at the Up In Smoke tour with Dre, Cube, and Snoop Dogg. He had a HUGE stage set and was super famous by then. He’s always been awesome. I’m glad you’re liking it. Better late than never!
Embrandt was amazing!💯 That deserves more credit💯 That's a great name for Em!
Larry, great reaction to another Eminem song. Can’t get enough. Keep up the good work. My next request, “the way I am” from Eminem. Don’t stop reacting to Eminem!
You’re one the reasons I keep coming back to RUclips for. I always look forward to what you’re reacting to next 👍
Awww, thanks!
3:30 I love how you started with a shout out to your kid wanting you to dress up. this comes out and you're like oh shit. he watches. PLEASE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT :D
Fast forward 25 years to the Godzilla video... The part where he's saying,
"Had 'em just
appalled at so many things that pissed 'em off
It's impossible to list 'em all
And in the midst of all this
I'm in a mental hospital with a crystal ball
Tryna see, will I still be like this tomorrow?"
So yeah, it's amazing the way Eminem can intertwine his music with his past and future. It's amazing
You, my friend, are my EM-University!
@@larryshair you have no idea how unbelievably nerdy and true that is and I am ashamed to be a 46-year-old hip hop fanatic especially when it comes to my rap husband LMAO